Prix Foy
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1955 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Qatar |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 metres (1½ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up excluding geldings |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | €130,000 (2016) 1st: €74,100 |
| 2018 | ||
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| Waldgeist | Talismanic | Cloth Of Stars |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2017 | ||
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| Dschingis Secret | Cloth Of Stars | Talismanic |
| 2016 | ||
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| Silverwave | Ito | Elliptique |
| 2015 | ||
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| Postponed | Spiritjim | Baino Hope |
| 2014 | ||
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| Ruler Of The World | Flintshire | Spiritjim |
| 2013 | ||
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| Orfevre | Very Nice Name | Pirika |
| 2012 | ||
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| Orfevre | Meandre | Joshua Tree |
| 2011 | ||
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| Sarafina | Hiruno D'Amour | St Nicholas Abbey |
| 2010-2002 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Duncan | Nakayama Festa | Timos |
| 2009 | ||
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| Spanish Moon | Vision D'Etat | Crossharbour |
| 2008 | ||
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| Zambezi Sun | Schiaparelli | Light Green |
| 2007 | ||
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| Manduro | Mandesha | Dragon Dancer |
| 2006 | ||
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| Shirocco | Hurricane Run | Pride |
| 2005 | ||
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| Pride | Alkaased | Shirocco |
| 2004 | ||
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| Policy Maker | Short Pause | Nysaean |
| 2003 | ||
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| Ange Gabriel | Martaline | Imperial Dancer |
| 2002 | ||
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| Aquarelliste | Anabaa Blue | Falbrav |
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The Prix Foy is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The race serves as a trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which is held at the same venue three weeks later.
Contents
1 History
2 Records
3 Winners since 1979
4 Earlier winners
5 See also
6 References
History
The event is named in memory of Henri Foy (1872–1954), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It was established in 1955, and originally called the Prix Henri Foy.
The race was initially contested over 2,300 metres, and for a period it was open to horses aged three or older. It was cut to 2,200 metres in 1961, and the minimum age was raised to four in 1967. Its title was shortened to the Prix Foy in 1969.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Foy was given Group 3 status. It was subsequently run on the same day as the Prix Niel, a similar event restricted to three-year-olds.
The race was extended to 2,400 metres in 1979. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1998.
Two winners of the Prix Foy have achieved victory in the same year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Allez France (1974) and Sagace (1984). Three horses have won the Arc after being defeated in this event – Gold River (1981), All Along (1983) and Subotica (1992).
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Allez France – 1974, 1975
Sagace – 1984, 1985
Orfevre – 2012, 2013
Leading jockey (9 wins):
Yves Saint-Martin – Suffren (1960), Acer (1964), Petrone (1968), Snow Castle (1972), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1984, 1985), Mersey (1986)
Leading trainer (8 wins):
André Fabre – Ordinance (1987), Star Lift (1989), In the Wings (1990), Richard of York (1994), Carnegie (1995), Swain (1996), Shirocco (2006), Manduro (2007)
Leading owner (7 wins):
Daniel Wildenstein – Petrone (1968), Allez France (1974, 1975), Sagace (1984, 1985), Mersey (1986), Star Lift (1989)
Winners since 1979
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1979 | Pevero | 4 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | |
| 1980 | Le Marmot | 4 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Rodolph Schafer | 2:32.8 |
| 1981 | Detroit | 4 | Pat Eddery | Olivier Douieb | Robert Sangster | 2:40.80 |
| 1982 | April Run | 4 | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Diana Firestone | 2:32.20 |
| 1983 | Time Charter | 4 | Billy Newnes | Henry Candy | Robert Barnett | 2:40.60 |
| 1984 | Sagace | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:38.40 |
| 1985 | Sagace | 5 | Yves Saint-Martin | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:33.50 |
| 1986 | Mersey | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | |
| 1987 | Ordinance | 4 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | |
| 1988 | Beeshi | 4 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Fahd Salman | 2:34.60 |
| 1989 | Star Lift | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:32.80 |
| 1990 | In The Wings | 4 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:31.30 |
| 1991 | Splash of Colour | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Nicolas Clément | Susumu Harada | 2:30.10 |
| 1992 | Magic Night | 4 | Alain Badel | Philippe Demercastel | Hideo Yokoyama | 2:40.50 |
| 1993 | Only Royale | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | Giuseppe Sainaghi | 2:51.60 |
| 1994 | Richard of York | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:34.60 |
| 1995 | Carnegie | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:35.60 |
| 1996 | Swain | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:31.90 |
| 1997 | Yokohama | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Madeleine Paulson | 2:31.80 |
| 1998 | Limnos | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Dominique Sépulchre | Niarchos Family | 2:42.30 |
| 1999 | El Condor Pasa | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | Takashi Watanabe | 2:31.40 |
| 2000 | Montjeu | 4 | Michael Kinane | John Hammond | Michael Tabor | 2:32.80 |
| 2001 | Hightori | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Philippe Demercastel | Gary Tanaka | 2:30.10 |
| 2002 | Aquarelliste | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:29.00 |
| 2003 | Ange Gabriel | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | Eric Libaud | Antonia Devin | 2:28.60 |
| 2004 | Policy Maker | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Elie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 2:38.70 |
| 2005 | Pride | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | NP Bloodstock Ltd | 2:29.20 |
| 2006 | Shirocco | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Georg von Ullmann | 2:32.90 |
| 2007 | Manduro | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Georg von Ullmann | 2:28.80 |
| 2008 | Zambezi Sun | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:28.80 |
| 2009 | Spanish Moon | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Khalid Abdullah | 2:28.70 |
| 2010 | Duncan | 5 | William Buick | John Gosden | Normandie Stud Ltd | 2:35.90 |
| 2011 | Sarafina | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:32.28 |
| 2012 | Orfevre | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing | 2:34.26 |
| 2013 | Orfevre | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing | 2:41.47 |
| 2014 | Ruler of the World | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien | Al Shaqab, Magnier, Tabor, Smith | 2:26.93 |
| 2015 | Postponed | 4 | Andrea Atzeni | Luca Cumani | Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum | 2:32.88 |
| 2016 | Silverwave | 4 | Maxime Guyon | Pascal Bary | Hspirit | 2:32.28 |
| 2017 | Dschingis Secret | 4 | Adrie de Vries | Markus Klug | Horst Pudwill | 2:35.86 |
Earlier winners
- 1955: Norman
- 1956: Fric
- 1957: Blockhaus
- 1958: Primesautier
- 1959: Bel Baraka
- 1960: Suffren
- 1961: Right Royal
- 1962: Exbury
- 1963: Misti
- 1964: Acer
- 1965: Sigebert
- 1966: Taneb
- 1967: Busted
- 1968: Petrone
- 1969: Park Top
- 1970: Lorenzaccio
- 1971: Prominent
- 1972: Snow Castle
- 1973: Direct Flight
- 1974: Allez France
- 1975: Allez France
- 1976: Kasteel
- 1977: Malacate
- 1978: Trillion
See also
- List of French flat horse races
References
France Galop / Racing Post:
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Foy.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Foy.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Foy (2016).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Foy – Longchamp.
